Ypsonas or Ipsonas (Greek: Ύψωνας, romanized: Ypsōnas, Turkish: İpsona), is a municipality in the Limassol of Cyprus.
[3] The southern part of the municipality is within the administrative borders of the British sovereign base of Akrotiri - Episkopi.
[6] Ypsonas is one of the biggest municipalities in Limassol and is situated about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the city.
Many of its permanent residents work for tourism, trade, transport and services and many non-Cypriot labourers are seasonal workers in the agricultural part of Ypsonas.
[7] Today, Ypsonas has an economic growth due to industrial activity, the expansion of the municipality and enhancements in infrastructure.
[9] Archaeology for this area is found mainly in its medieval heritage, either the very old homes in the old part of the municipality where they retain even through renovations their original character.
The SBA of Akrotiri that expands to parts of Ypsonas is open to access to vehicles and humans without border control and it incorporates the villages: Ypsonas, Erimi, Akrotiri, Asomatos, Avdimou, Trachoni, Fasouri, Sotira, Tserkezoi, Pisouri, Kolosi, Episkopi and Paramali.
Large avenue Elias Kannaourou and the main Cyprus highway connect Ypsonas to Limassol and other cities.
[5] The Industrial Area of Ypsonas has many cultivated fields which produce ready-made grass, vines, citrus fruits, almonds, olives, carobs, and milk from goat herds.In the same area, large cement factories operate, as well as much used car-parts processing.
There are since 2000s more restaurants of internationally known fast foods chains, like KFC, Costa Coffee and more and supermarkets like LIDL, Papantoniou, and Pop Life.